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White-bellied Caique
Also Known As: White-bellied Parrot
White-bellied Caique
Credit: © Teresa Schnurr
Species Profile
Genus:Pionites
Species:
leucogaster
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
|---|---|
| 23cm (9 in) | 165-170g (5.8-6 oz) |
Races including nominate:
two: P.l. leucogaster, P.l. xanthurus, P.l. xanthomeria
Colourization Adult:
P.l. leucogaster: both adults apricot crown, nape, hindneck and upper ear coverts; yellow lores throat and sides of head; green upperparts; secondary feathers with blue margins; creamy white breast and abdomen; green thighs; undertail coverts yellow; underwing coverts green; uppertail green. Bill horn coloured. Eye ring bare and pink. Eye orange/red. P.l. xanthurus: both adults in general paler; yellow thighs, flanks, undertail coverts and all of tail; rump and upper tail coverts yellow, mixed with green. P.l. xanthomeria: both adults yellow thighs and flanks; tail green.
Colourization Juvenile:
P.l. leucogaster: dark feathers in apricot cap; white belly flecked with yellow. Eye ring grey, eye brown.
Call: Wide variety of calls, including whistles, chirrups, and shrieks. Loud alarm call. Also songlike. Low soft growl in captive birds.
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Content Sources:
Rare Species Conservatory Foundation http://www.rarespecies.org/wb.pdf
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1640&m=0
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
xeno-canto America http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php
Desi Milpacher, pers. comm.
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Psittacine Aviculture, Schubot, Clubb and Clubb, 1992.
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